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2012 Porsche Boxster

By
Automobile Magazine
- 12/06/2011

An all-new Boxster is right around the corner, likely due sometime in 2012. Despite--or maybe even because of--that fact, we wouldn't overlook the current car. The Boxster, nearly fifteen years since its debut, remains an exquisite, focused driving machine. The most focused Boxster of them all, the Spyder, puts out 320 hp and keeps its weight below 3000 pounds--a feat for modern cars--by dispensing with such frivolities as a power-operated top, air-conditioning, and, um, inner door handles (there are fabric straps instead). Driving the Spyder is marvelous, to say the least. It essentially educates the palette for how steering should feel, how a suspension should respond, and how an engine should howl. Of course, the cheaper, more livable, less-decal-laden Boxster and Boxster S are not far off in terms of perfection. There are a few nits we can pick. The steering-wheel shift buttons for the optional seven-speed automatic, for instance, are uninvolving and counterintuitive. You can get shift paddles, but it will cost you. Indeed, some will balk at the lack of standard equipment--for instance, power seats--on a car that starts at nearly $50,000. For that price, though, the Boxster offers a better driving experience than do cars costing four times as much.

To provide extra production capacity, some units of the new 2013 Porsche Boxster sports car may be assembled by Volkswagen. Volkswagen's new plant in Osnabrueck, Germany, will provide overflow production capacity from Porsche's factory in Zuffenhausen, Germany. Such a move had been rumored over a year ago.
The Osnabrueck facility formerly belonged to automotive assembly company Wilhelm Karmann GmbH until it entered bankruptcy in April 2009. Volkswagen took over the plant and began producing the Golf cabriolet at Osnabrueck in May 2011. At the time, VW confirmed that the factory could also provide overflow manufacturing for the new Porsche Boxster and Cayman. The plant's total annual capacity is about 100,000 vehicles.
A Porsche spokesman in the U.S. confirmed that Osnabrueck will serve only as overflow capacity in the case the Zuffenhausen plant can't keep up with production demand -- for instance, if the main Porsche factory suddenly receives a large number of orders for the 911 sports car. Production at the Volkswagen plant will begin this fall.
Porsche has a history of outsourcing assembly of the Boxster and its hardtop twin, the Cayman. From September 1997 through May 2011, Finnish company Valmet Automotive built 227,890 Porsche models under contract -- of which 168,477 were Boxsters and 59,413 were Caymans.
Sources: Wards Auto, Porsche, Volkswagen

The 2013 Porsche Boxster is lighter, more powerful, and more fuel efficient. That last fact is partially due to the use of electric power steering, which is generating a chorus of “boos” from the press before anyone has even driven the car.

We saw this morning that the long-awaited Porsche Boxster is just about ready for its Geneva Motor Show debut in March. If you’d like to imagine what attacking a beautiful twisty road in one of the world’s most celebrated convertibles is like, look no further than this video.
There’s not much to say about this 39-second video, other than the fact that it makes a pretty compelling case to put down between 50 and 70 grand for one. If you’re not convinced, Porsche includes not one but two examples of the car for your viewing pleasure, one Boxster and one Boxster S.
To recap, that Boxster will be powered by a 2.7-liter flat six that makes 265 horsepower, while the Boxster S will benefit from a 3.4-liter flat six that makes 315 horsepower. That power is sent to the rear wheels, through either a six-speed manual or a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission.
Check out the frolicking cars in the video below, and let us know what you think (of the car and the video) in the comments below.
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It’s been less than a month since wecaught a camouflaged next-gen Boxster roaming the streets of Michigan. Now, we have official details and pictures of the 2013 Porsche Boxster, set to arrive in showrooms this summer.

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Summary

PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN (INCLUDING S AND R); 911 CARRERA (INCLUDING S, GTS, 4, 4S, AND 4 GTS); 911 TARGA 4 AND TARGA 4S; AND 911 TURBO AND TURBO S MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 31, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATES FITTED TO THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. IF THE HOLE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL, THE ANCHOR PLATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE ABOUT THE FASTENING BOLT AS DESIGNED.

Consequences

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.

Remedy

PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.